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Figure 6-3
Placing the Port Adapter Lever in the Unlocked Position—Cisco uBR7223
Port adapters
Step 3
Grasp the handle on the port adapter and pull the port adapter from the router midplane,
about halfway out of its slot. If you are removing a blank port adapter, pull the blank
port adapter completely out of the chassis slot.
As you disengage the port adapter from the midplane, OIR administratively shuts
Note
down all active interfaces on the port adapter.
Step 4
With the port adapter halfway out of the slot, disconnect all cables from the port adapter.
Step 5
After disconnecting the cables, pull the port adapter from its chassis slot.
Caution
Always handle the port adapter by the carrier edges and handle; never touch the port
adapter's components or connector pins. (See Figure 6-4.)
Figure 6-4
Handling a Port Adapter
Metal carrier
Printed circuit board
Place the port adapter on an antistatic surface with its components facing upward, or in a
Step 6
static shielding bag. If the port adapter will be returned to the factory, immediately place
it in a static shielding bag.
This completes the procedure for removing a port adapter from a Cisco uBR7200 series router.
Port adapter
lever in unlocked
position
Cisco uBR7200 Series and the PA-T3 Port Adapter 6-3
Removing a Port Adapter
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